Meaning of ANCILLARY
| Pronunciation: | | 'ansu`leree
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[adj] relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other" |
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ANCILLARY is a 9 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | accessory, adjunct, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary, subsidiary, supportive |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \An"cil*la*ry\, a. [L. ancillaris, fr. ancilla a
female servant.]
Subservient or subordinate, like a handmaid; auxiliary.
The Convocation of York seems to have been always
considered as inferior, and even ancillary, to the
greater province. --Hallam.
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| Legal Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A proceeding which is auxiliary or subordinate to another proceeding. In probate, a proceeding in a state where a decedent owned property but was not domiciled. |
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| | Related Terms: | | accessory, accompanying, additional, adjuvant, another, appurtenant, assistant, assisting, attendant, attending, auxiliary, coincident, collateral, contributory, extra, farther, fostering, fresh, further, helping, incident, instrumental, ministerial, ministering, ministrant, more, new, nurtural, nutricial, other, plus, satellite, serving, spare, subservient, subsidiary, supernumerary, supplemental, supplementary, surplus, ulterior |
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